1. At that time—oracle of the Lord—the bones of the kings and princes of Judah, the bones of the priests and the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be brought out of their graves
2. and spread out before the sun, the moon, and the whole host of heaven, which they loved and served, which they followed, consulted, and worshiped. They will not be gathered up for burial, but will lie like dung upon the ground.
3. Death will be preferred to life by all the survivors of this wicked people who remain in any of the places to which I banish them—oracle of the Lord of hosts.
4. Tell them: Thus says the Lord:When someone falls, do they not rise again?if they turn away, do they not turn back?
5. Why then do these people resistwith persistent rebellion?Why do they cling to deception,refuse to turn back?
6. I have listened closely:they speak what is not true;No one regrets wickedness,saying, “What have I done?”Everyone keeps on running their course,like a horse dashing into battle.
7. Even the stork in the skyknows its seasons;Turtledove, swift, and thrushobserve the time of their return,But my people do not knowthe order of the Lord.
8. How can you say, “We are wise,we have the law of the Lord”?See, that has been changed into falsehoodby the lying pen of the scribes!
9. The wise are put to shame,terrified, and trapped;Since they have rejected the word of the Lord,what sort of wisdom do they have?
10. Therefore, I will give their wives to other men,their fields to new owners.Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain,prophet and priest, all practice fraud.